Cot-bed



GOT BED.

No. 316,383. Patented Apr. 21, 1885 WITLVE ES %@MW NITED STATES LATENT Cr mea.

COT-BED.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 316,383, dated April 21, 1885.

Application filed July 30, 1884.

To all whom it may concern.-

.Be it known that 1, WILLIAM H. MOORE,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Gardiner, in the county of Kennebec and State of Maine, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cot-Beds, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to folding cots; and the object of my invention is toproduce a folding cot which can be cheaply made and easily put together, and which shall be at the same time easy and durable.

My invention consists Of a frame supported at each end by folding, legs. said legs being composed of straight pieces put together with round wooden rods or dowels. Longitudinal slats are sprung into place in notches at each end of the frame.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved bed-cot erected. Fig. 2 is a vertical central section taken vertically through one end of the cot-bed. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of one end of the cot, indicating by the aid of dotted lines the braces and legs and footboard in a position to be folded. Fig. 4 is a detail view of the end rail.

A designates alight rectangular frame, made of any suitable material, and B B are the notched head and foot strips at the ends of said frame, adapted to receive and hold down in place the spring-slats L, as shown in Fig. 2.

F F designate the four supporting-legs of the frame A, which are pivoted to transverse rods G G, secured to the side bars of said frame, and when in position for supporting it they incline outwardly, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3. 7

Near the lower ends of the legs F, and secured thereto, are transverse springy rods I I, to which are pivoted side braces, H H, and between these braces struts K K are pivoted to said transverse rods I I. The said braces H H are provided with hooks a. near their upper ends, adapted to hook over horizontal transverse rods 0 0, located near the notched strips B, which are secured to the head and foot rails of frame A inside of this frame. The upper end of the pivoted struts K K are bifurcated, as shown at b b, to receive the rods 0 O, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and thus prevent outward thrust of the legs F. By these means the legs F of the cot-frame are (No model.)

rigidly and safely held in the positions shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3 in full lines. The rods J J pass through the braces and struts near their upper end and connect them together. The slats L are sprung into place by adjusting their ends in the notches c of the end strips, B, allowing these slats to bow up over rods 0 and G.

When there is a weight on the slats, they will be centrally depressed, and the rods G G will afford bearings for them.

The cot is folded as follows: The head and foot boards D D, which are pivoted to the rods 0 O, are turned down parallel to and within the frame A. The braces H H are unhooked from rods 0 O by slightly springing or bowing the rods J J. They are then adjusted in line with the legs, as indicated by dotted lines, Fig. 3. The legs F, with the struts K K, are then adjusted parallel to and within the frame A. The slats are then removed, if desired.

It will be observed that my cot is composed of straight pieces and round rods, and that the several parts of which it is composed can be easily put together and detached from each other again. It is thus cheaply made, and conveniently and economically packed and transported.

By the use of the extra bearings which I get on the rods G Gwhen the slats are loaded beyond a certain point, I obtain a spring possessing great elasticity and strength.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new isframe A, provided with pivoted head and. foot boards, notched end pieces, B B, and spring-slats, the legs pivoted to slat-bearing rods G G, the hooked side braces pivoted to rods I I, the connecting spring-rods J J, the notched struts K K, and the rods 0, all constructed and adapted to operate substantially as described.

2. The combination of the pivoted legs, the hooked braces, and notched struts with the rods I J O and a cot-frame, as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM H. MOORE.

Witnesses:

J. S. MAXOY, J. S. MOORE.

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